Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-12-02
TERRITORIAL NEWS.
The Yakima Indian reservation con-
tains 1893, 900 acres and is occupied by |
1000 Indians.

1tcdIilcI Itre between IOrtland ana
San Francisco will be reduced Dec. |
to $40 Storage, and $40 cabin.
The steamer Emma Hoyuard on
Monday carried $40 passengers be
tween Tacoma, Olympia and Seattle.
Latest reports from the New York
market state that Pacific coast hops
are selling there at 10 to 16 cents per
pound.
Jonas Pike, one OF the oldest pio
neers OF Washington Territory, died
at his home near Winlock Saturday
the Goth ult.
John Hcklin, few days ago, shot
and killed Charles Constinc, on the
Duwamish river, for rape com mittcd
on the formers wife.
Last week the Northern Pacific
made a sale OF 1000 barrels of -four
for the San Francisco market, and
1000 barrels for the China trade.
Philadelphia Record: There are
more vessels on the stocks in Oregon,
w 1tlIlloIN anu Iu1CJ
Sound than in all New England.
The Kittitas LocdIi:cr reports that
the regular price for cattle there, on
the hoof, is SO per 100 pounds, which
Is not bad when Il 2-year-old weighs
1,1OO pounds.
Clarke county claims Il cherry tree
with record OF 1000 pounds Of. fruit
in one season. Walla Walla has an
apple tree which yielded l 200 pounds
of fruit this season. 49,,
Washington Farmer: A single
Yakima apple, stewed, suiliced for
meal at the residence of the editor of
the Washington Farmer, whose family
numbers Sin grown persons.
AT Chehalis, Wednesday morning, J
w. Newland was crossing the street.
leading a horse which suddenly be-
came frightened and jumped upon
him and broke his leg at the ankle.
Railroad men report scores OF
tramps along the roads, says the Ia
coma Ledger. Saturday Conductor
Curtis was obliged to stop his train
several times to fire brake-beam pas
sengers.
Six regimental officers from the
two regiments of the Territory were to
meet at Walla Walla on the 18th, to
frame a bill for militia law to be
presented at the next session of the
legislature.
The total catch of fish traps on
Gray's Harbor this season is as follows
Hunter Il Fredenbcrg 5,400, Gold &
Graham 6,S64, Hunter IL Jensen 6,700
Harris Il Allen 1880, Colbert 800, Gil
breath 400. Total, 1864.
An ex-guard of the Oregon peniten-
tlary who is now resident of Ia
coma, says he has recognized 10 less
than twelve eX-cOnvicts in Tacoma.
Some are making an honest livelihood,
but the most are hard citizens
The Blaine, (Whatcom county, Jour
nal, says that over 100000 feet oflogs
will be towed away from that lmrbor
this season to breast tide and sea for
one hundred and fifty miles before
reaching the mill where they are
sawed.
1t is learned, says the Port Town
send 1rgus, that Rev Mr.. Lmd, OF
Oregon, who had accepted Il call to be-
come rector OF ST. Paul's Episcopal
church in that city, has changed his
mind about coming, and on advice of
his physician, will go to another field
This leaves the church vacant again.
There are 107 prisoners in the Ter
ritorial Penitentiary at Walla Walla,
! and only one female. This woman is
from Seattle, and is serving term of
years for robbery. She is allowed the
privilege OF exercise in the prison yard,
but instead of going out she prefers
close confinement, because, she says,
the men stare at her.
S. p. Sears, OF the firm of Sears &
Co., OF Tacoma have recently pur-
chased $4,000 bushels of barley and
wheat from the Walla Walla valley
and Palouse country. This wheat
they ship to Tacoma. The barley
they send to Chicago. Growers are
paid from 50 to 80 cents per Genital
for barley, and about so cents per
bushel for wheat.
Thomas E. Burt died ut the Elk
change hotel, Tacoma, Saturday, at
the age of 80 years. He removed
there about year ago from San
Francisco. He had been cripple
from rheumatism for long time, and
it finally ended his life. During the
rebellion MIR. Burt was detailed by Gen.
Ben Butler to act as assistant provost
marshal at New Orleans, and in that
capacity received the sword of the
rebel Gen. Twiggs. He was a men,
Der OF Custer post No. 6, G. A. r., of
Tacoma. The funeral took place
Sunday afternoon. Deceased leaves
wife, but no children.
Commerce.: An orchard of two acres
adds to value of a nice home at least
one-third of its price, and on place
where the other appointments are
meagre the orchard is worth in ad-
dition to the land at least $50. Each
farmer should elect to plant an or
chard and care for it. 1t only takes
two or three years time from planting
until the trees bear, and nothing else
can give satisfaction and enjoyment to
the average farmer like the privilege
of going to his own orchard for fruits,
and it pays to have it for market. In
one instance We learn that a farmer of
this section made more money profit
off OF J acres of fruit than he did
from 100 acre field of grain in the
eastern states.
Early Monday morning the steam
schooner Leo, lying between the
city and ocean docks at Seattle.
laden with general merchandise and
about twenty-five tons of dynamite
and giant powder, caught fire in the
engine room. The fire department
was called out, but learning the nature
of the vessels cargo, refused to 90 to
the wharf. There was intense excite
ment throughout the city, but the
flames were extinguished by the crew.
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